showcase germany issue 352

Jun 2012

Welcome to the latest edition of Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the German visual media industry, with more information available in our dedicated Photo and Film directories.

Gudrun Hamann Photography & Production is a Hamburg-based photo production company and agency for fashion photographers.

With a focus on fashion photography, the company represents Sandra Weimar, Barbara Maurer, Torsten Ruppert, Wolfgang Stauber, and Alexander Frank.

Clients also rely on Gudrun Hamann Photography & Production for casting and model booking for women, men, lingerie and kids, as well as photo shoot organisation.

With 15 years of experience and close partnerships with modelling agencies, hair and make-up artists, stylists, foreign production companies and skilled photographers, Gudrun Hamann Photography & Production is a solid full service partner for photo productions anywhere in the world.

Marion Eckhardt Photographers' latest addition is Hamburg and Berlin-based photographer Kristin Schnell. Kristin specialises in people, kids and portraiture. Her clients include McDonald's, Meica, NUK, and Fitz/Haba Group. Featured in this Showcase is a selection of her latest personal work.

Recent work from Marion Eckhardt Photographers includes:

Hamburg and Paris-based photographer Götz Göppert shot a portrait of spectators in Bonneville in front of their vans.

New York-based photographer Mike Ruiz did a space shoot with model Amanda Schmidt.

New York-based photographer Bruce Soyez-Bernard completed a shoot for Schuhverliebt magazine. The motto was 'Studio 54', in which Bruce ingeniously converted the Baby Doll Studio into the infamous Studio 54 of the 1970s.

Berlin-based Sven Görlich did a shoot that included a poster with famous football trainer Juergen Klopp for Philips. He also completed a shoot for Bepanthen.

Munich-based photographer Gabor Geissler did more personal work showing dogs in nature enjoying their "leisure time".

Nuremberg-based photographer Olaf Tiedje did a campaign for dm under the title 'Familienwochen'.

Cologne-based photographer Valéry Kloubert shot a portrait of astrounaut Alexander Gerster for Focus magazine at the ESA training centre where he is preparing for a space flight scheduled for May 2014.

Martin Bauendahl was born in 1970 in Cologne, Germany. He has been taking photos since the age of 15 and began his professional career shooting for the music industry.

Martin opened his own studio at 22 and shot commercial work for 10 years. Since 2001, he has focused on fashion and beauty, shooting in LA, NYC, Paris, Moscow, Berlin, Barcelona, Warsaw, Istanbul, and many more locations.

Kids photographer Sabine Duerichen has spent the past few months working hard in and around Munich. She also dedicated a lot of time working for different creative editorial stories, including the images featured in this Showcase that were shot in www.skyloftstudio.com.

Nino Gehrig, temporarily based in Berlin during the summer, completed personal work about the next generation "Eco Boomers", loosely defined as those under the age of 21. The project was shot in the beautiful green areas of Berlin.

The teens came from Berlin Kids Agency Lichtkind while production and casting were handled by Anna Korehnke from KUKKMA and styling by Doreen Regel.

Around two decades ago, photographer Kai Schwabe turned his passion for exciting perspectives into a career. He has since been creating convincing visual concepts and continues to show clients new paths - after all, nothing is more tempting than the unusual!

Kai’s speciality is still life photography, like the series of Turkish recipes and moods featured in this Showcase. For the food industry, Kai and his well-coordinated team of stylists have been successfully composing stills and packaging shots. As a food photographer he has gained a nationwide reputation, with numerous established industry names appreciating the professional and on-time handling of his studio, including Philadelphia, Du Darfst, Nordsee, Frosta, Kraftfoods, Nestlé and many more.

Ingrid von Hoff is an acclaimed food photographer, but thanks to her stills, interiors and people photography she demonstrates a broad professional competence. Across all her genres of photography, she is known for the calmness and precision of her compositions.

Her studio, complete with kitchen and props, is located in Hamburg City, close to the famous “Schanze”.

M17CreativeStudios offer an all-round service for advertising photography as well as rental studios, rental equipment and event locations.

Several photographer teams and a crew of set designers, photo assistants, stylists, programmers and graphic artists realise the visions of clients in the field of advertising, business and industry, from photography to postproduction.

4 studios, on 3000m2 of space both inside and outside, offer ideal conditions for small and large photography, film and TV productions. The larger studio, measuring 560m2 with 8.25m ceiling height, can be used by cars and trucks. One studio is equipped with state-of-the-art robot technology for 360° photography and 3D stereoscopic shots.

With their know-how and the hire of camera and light systems of well-known manufacturers, the M17Studios support professional production teams.

7 Seas Productions is a German venture that offers advertising and fashion production services everywhere but Germany! The company provides “Made in Germany” quality to productions from Europe or the US, recommending itself not only to business clients but also to fellow production companies looking for resourceful partners abroad.

Founded 13 years ago by head producer Chris Bengsch and with local offices now in Nice, Buenos Aires, Havana and Cartagena, 7 Seas offers the best of both worlds: local staff and international expertise, following summer - and sometimes winter! - around the globe in the process.

The company's recently re-launched website offers an extensive location database, enabling clients to check in advance whether a country and its respective locations suit the project's demands.

Throughout the first half of 2012, Hamburg and Berlin based full service production company bigshrimp has been fully booked with productions, castings and location scouting assignments for clients ranging from the fashion industry to the banking sector, home entertainment, airline companies and more.

bigshrimp continued to work with its comprehensive modelling pool, with many new faces signing to the roster including people talents, actors, dancers and professional athletes.

bigshrimp also offers three fully equipped studio options in the centre of Berlin.

Based in Berlin, Lunik is a full service production company for domestic and international shoots. Services include photo and film productions, location scouting and casting worldwide as well as location permits and logistics, transport and accommodation, prop organization, catering, production management, equipment rental and production services.

die bildproduktion is based in Hamburg and Berlin and consists of a committed team of illustrators, post- and CGI operators. The team can achieve a successful symbiosis of creative post production and technical know-how, paying great attention to the images and placing high demands on its own work. Over recent years, die bildproduktion has focused on composing, look development and CGI across cars, beauty and fashion, still life and food.

In addition to on-location services using the newest techniques and offering individual customer support, die bildproduktion works tirelessly to offer professional solutions for all new challenges.

Trusted by an impeccable list of clients across multiple industries, Claudia Kupp merges highly intuitive pixeltuning with many years of experience and expertise.

Over the course of her recent projects, Claudia translated her clients' ideas for various campaigns into her post production work, gaining enthusiasm for her contribution. Print motifs for Kia Rio carried Innocean Worldwide Frankfurt onto the shortlist for this year's Cannes Press Lions.

Photographer Steffen Jahn shot press release images of the brand new BMWZagato. The challenge for [zerone] was to finish the retouching on more than 50 visuals in just six working days.

The landscapes and spherical footage for the BMW i8 Concept Spyder campaign were shot by photographer Simon Puschmann. He also supervised the visualisation of the 3D-generated car as well as the final retouching. In this particular case, [zerone] was in charge of the data conversion and preparation to make the CAD data useable in order to achieve a photo-realistic production.

For client ThyssenKrupp Elevators, the Panama agency collaborated with [zerone] to create a catalogue for the new 'Evolution Blue' product line. In addition to the print material, [zerone] also took care of visuals and animation for the interactive presentation software.

Digirox is a digital photographic support based in Berlin that works nation- and worldwide. With a wide range of equipment that is always up-to-date in terms of technology and software, Digirox provides a fast and secure workflow that meets all of a photographer's needs. Providing not only the best camera and software systems, Digirox also guarantees the best possible expertise and workflow for every type of production.

Be sure to check out the company's brand new website.

Recent productions include:

Actress Halle Berry shot by Ruven Afanador for Deichmann in Berlin.

Cover shoot and editorial for TUSH shot by Txema Yeste.

Vera Mont campaign with Hans van Brakel in Berlin.

Catalogue shoot in Columbia with Blasius Erlinger for Peruvian Connection.

During 2011/2012 CURVE RIDERS established two new departments to accompany its digital photographic support; CR Post Production and CR Movie.

As Head of CR Post Production, Frank Hoppler implemented several jobs including the Sanwald figure for Jann Klee and various spreads for Philipp Rathmer and Maxi Magazine, amongst many others. Frank has vast experience in post production and retouching. After studying photo design he worked as an assistant for a range of photographers and soon began retouching and providing digital support as a freelancer.

He lived in Cape Town for five years, gaining important operational experience in starting and leading a post production company before returning to Germany in 2011. This is why he is the perfect candidate for CURVE RIDERS and their clients. On top of all this, Frank was announced “Winner of the Silver Spätzlehobel” - needless to say, he is originally from southern Germany!

Located in the lovely and creative district of Berlin Neukölln, Studio Chérie is a new photo studio: one in which clients can both work and feel at home at the same time.

The 200m² third-floor studio covers all the needs of a professional facility, particularly for the world of fashion and beauty thanks to a large double infinity curve and make-up and styling area.

Chérie is a warm studio with the charm of a loft apartment, with its comfortable living room, modern kitchen and exclusive bathroom all benefiting from beautiful natural light throughout the day. In 2013, the fourth-floor 150m² loft apartment will be available as an additional working and/or living space. Both floors can be accessed via elevator.

Providing maximum support for professional photographers and their productions, Delight Rental Services (DRS) presents the latest camera and light equipment from only the best brands. The company also supplies every essential piece of equipment, from heaters to tents and walkie talkies to ensure a successful, professional shoot.

Dedo Weigert Film is one of the world's leading precision lighting instrument manufacturers and distributors for film, photo, video equipment and accessories.

Dedo Weigert is a cinematographer, CEO and company founder, not to mention friend of many of the industry's titans, including Dante Spinotti, Steven Poster, Jolio Makat, Jürgen Jürges, Tom Stern and Doug Trumbull.

As well as being respected, liked and awarded (with both a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Oscar's Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an Emmy Award from The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), he actively invents and advances professional film, photo and video equipment.

Be sure to check out the latest dedolight news and still photo catalogue, or visit the company at one of its upcoming exhibitions, seminars or workshops.

MBF Filmtechnik GmbH is a professional rental house offering high-end equipment for film and photo productions. Operating for over 30 years, the company now works with around 35 employees across three stores located in Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg and Berlin. MBF has enjoyed working on many international projects involving different challenges, creating new solutions and tools.

711rent is one of the leading professional photography equipment rental companies, supporting productions worldwide with lighting, grip and camera materials.

New in the product range is the Canon C-300, fitting all EF-mount lenses. Together with our Zacuto Scorpion rig which features lots of accessories and ergonomic adjustable shoulder support, it's one of the best camera-rig systems on the market available for all DSLR and C300 bodies.

The Zacuto electronic viewfinder (EVF) features an onboard monitor with focus control. With integrated HDMI switch and focus support (peaking and zebra), it runs on E6 Canon batteries.

Available for still photography and filming are the Zeiss ZE manual focus Lenses from 21mm to 85mm.

The new Briese modules 85 and 96 are especially suitable for sun-similar effects and displaying structures through their brilliance. They can also be used with the Briese HMI System. The new silver inlay of the Focus.2 140 and Focus.2 180 are especially heat resistant and brilliant for light modelling.

711rent stores are located in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and, most recently, Paris. The new Parisian store is conveniently located and easy to reach, offering the company's renowned service and full range of equipment.